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1. Human Flow (2017)
PG-13 | 140 min | Documentary
Human Flow is director and artist Ai Weiwei's detailed and heartbreaking exploration into the global refugee crisis.
Director: Ai Weiwei | Stars: Israa Abboud, Hiba Abed, Rami Abu Sondos, Fadi Abou Akleh
Votes: 2,799 | Gross: $0.53M
2.
Greeks of the Sea (2014– )
Episode:
Syros to Paros
(2014)
26 min | Documentary
Nikos takes superferry to Syros, where he goes to work with the Port Police and struggling local shipbuilders. He then travels to Paros and meets a heroic fisherman who helped saved hundreds of lives after a recent ferry crash.
Star: Nikos Andronicos
3. Tiger King (2020–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in a murder-for-hire plot.
Stars: Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, John Reinke, Jeff Lowe
Votes: 86,989
4.
Homicide Hunter (2011–2020)
Episode:
Murder Bites
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime
A young woman is found naked and strangled in a park not 200 yards from her home. Friends and neighbors give police a field of suspects, but none pan out. It isn't until Lt. Joe Kenda ... See full summary »
Director: Jeffrey Woods | Stars: Mark Anthony Barreira, Allan Beegle Sr., Gregory Bonneville, Josh Casaubon
Votes: 71
5. Happy Traveller (2015– )
46 min | Documentary
A unique travel show of a modern cinematography that combines selfie filming, POV, drone, social media interaction and more other nowadays filming approaches, presenting travel stories from all around Greece and abroad.
Stars: Eftyhis Bletsas, Electra Asteri
Votes: 58
6. Collective (2019)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens.
Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag
Votes: 13,441
7. The Kingmaker (2019)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An extraordinary look into the political career of Imelda Marcos, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful leader whose questionable sense of reality divided the Philippines.
Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Imelda Marcos, Etta Rosales, Ferdinand Marcos, George Bush
Votes: 2,627
8. Honeyland (2019)
Unrated | 89 min | Documentary, Drama
The last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
Directors: Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov | Stars: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
Votes: 19,415 | Gross: $0.82M
9. Caught in the Net (2020)
100 min | Documentary, Crime
Two documentarians exploring the world of online sexual abuse of children succeed in turning an experiment into an act of social intervention.
Directors: Barbora Chalupová, Vít Klusák | Stars: Sabina Dlouhá, Anezka Pithartová, Tereza Tezká
Votes: 1,742
10. 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2021)
R | 91 min | Documentary
A Christmas-loving lawyer's obsession with bringing Christmas cheer to all sparks a conflict with the local Homeowners' Association who believe his planned holiday extravaganza violates their neighborhood rules.
Director: Becky Read | Star: Jeremy Morris
Votes: 811
11. Fathom (2021)
TV-PG | 86 min | Documentary
Fathom is a visual and aural wonder of a documentary that follows researchers working to finally decode the communication of humpback whales. With Dr. Michelle Fournet, Dr. Ellen Garland.
Director: Drew Xanthopoulos | Stars: Michelle Fournet, Ellen Garland, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Votes: 650
12. The Year Earth Changed (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 48 min | Documentary
A fresh new approach to the global lockdown and the uplifting stories that have come out of it. People all over the world have had the chance to engage with nature like never before.
Director: Tom Beard | Stars: David Attenborough, Israfeel Ahamed, Bhashkar Bara, Dulu Bora
Votes: 5,055
13. Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (2021)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
This limited docu-series tells the true story of how one of the most notorious serial killers in American history was hunted down and brought to justice.
Stars: Paul Skolnick, Gil Carrillo, Frank Salerno, Pearl Carrillo
Votes: 30,327
14. The Tinder Swindler (2022)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, Crime
Posing as a wealthy, jet-setting diamond mogul, he wooed women online, then conned them out of millions of dollars. Now some victims plan for payback.
Director: Felicity Morris | Stars: Simon Leviev, Cecilie Fjellhøy, Ayleen Charlotte, Karan Pugal
Votes: 73,052
15. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary on the unrest in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich.
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky | Stars: His Beatitude Sviatoslav, Said Ismagilov, Bishop Agapit, Archbishop Petro Malchuk
Votes: 20,637
16. Yara (2021)
TV-14 | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A determined prosecutor becomes consumed with the case of a missing 13-year-old and goes to extreme lengths to get to the truth. Based on a real case.
Director: Marco Tullio Giordana | Stars: Isabella Ragonese, Alessio Boni, Thomas Trabacchi, Sandra Toffolatti
Votes: 6,412
17. The Last Days (1998)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary, War
In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary... See full summary »
Director: James Moll | Stars: Bill Basch, Martin Basch, Randolph Braham, Alice Lok Cahana
Votes: 5,763 | Gross: $0.42M
18. Private Violence (2014)
TV-14 | 80 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Oklahoma Cop Deanna was kidnapped by Robbie, her estranged husband, and beaten in the cab of his truck over a harrowing four-day journey. They were pulled over by police and she was taken ... See full summary »
Director: Cynthia Hill | Stars: Kit Gruelle, Deanna Walters, Stacy Cox, Kimlani Ford
Votes: 285
19. The Cuba Libre Story (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, History
This documentary series recounts the tumultuous history of Cuba, a nation of foreign conquest, freedom fighters and Cold War political machinations.
Stars: Ken Eaken, Jaime Suchlicki, Jean-Pierre Clerc, Michael Zeuske
Votes: 2,031
20. The Strategy of Silence (2017)
TV-PG | 83 min | Documentary
Chronicle of the 9-year struggle for justice carried out by the victims of Valencia's 2006 subway accident, faced with a media blackout and a wall-of-silence from the government.
Director: Vicent Peris | Stars: Rita Barberá, Francisco Camps, Jordi Évole
Votes: 39
21. Modern Slavery (2009)
108 min | Documentary
There's 27 million slaves in the world today. We find them in the sex industry, as child soldiers, as unpaid housekeepers and in production and as shop workers. We have all a responsibility for this.
Directors: Tina Davis, Thomas Robsahm | Stars: Kevin Bales, Joseph Stiglitz, Sylvie O'Dy, Jan Egeland
Votes: 96
22. Athos (2016)
99 min | Documentary
A filmmaker gains rare access to the monastery in Mount Athos, offering an intimate glimpse into the monks' daily lives in this documentary.
Directors: Peter Bardehle, Andreas Martin
Votes: 412
23. Féminicides (2020 TV Movie)
Documentary
While in 2019, 150 women were killed by their spouse or their ex-companion in France, the journalists of Le Monde created an investigation unit within their editorial staff to decipher ... See full summary »
Directors: Lorraine de Foucher, Jeremy Frey | Stars: Yann Bouchez, Laetitia Casta, Nicolas Chapuis, Zineb Dryef
Votes: 13
24. Dachau Liberation (2021)
TV-MA | 50 min | Documentary, History, War
Interviews with those who were there and their family members. A Unique insight into the Nazi's first Concentration Camp.
Director: Kamil Kulczycki | Stars: Andre Bonet, Andrzej Branecki, Pieter Dietz de Loos, Dee Eberhart
Votes: 294
25. City of Ghosts (2017)
R | 92 min | Documentary, War
A documentary that follows the efforts of "Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently," a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Abdelaziz Alhamza, Mohamad Almusari, Hamoud Almousa, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
Votes: 4,127 | Gross: $0.13M
26. World's Most Wanted (2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Crime
Heinous criminals have avoided capture despite massive rewards and global investigations. This docuseries profiles five of the world's most wanted.
Stars: Jennifer Julian, David Lorino, Pierre-Richard Prosper, Tom Fuentes
Votes: 2,922
27. Pepsi, Where's My Jet? (2022)
TV-MA | 39 min | Documentary, History
When a 20-year-old attempts to win a fighter jet in a Pepsi sweepstakes, he sets the stage for a David versus Goliath court battle for the history books.
Stars: John Leonard, Todd Hoffman, Michael Patti, Jeff Mordos
Votes: 12,353
28. Elizabeth Windsor (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Elizabeth Windsor tells the story of the girl who was never supposed to be Queen. Born the first daughter of 'the spare', the Duke of York, Princess Elizabeth's life was destined to be ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Dickinson | Stars: Charles Anson, Dickie Arbiter, King Charles III, Robert Hardman
Votes: 151
29. Generation Wealth (2018)
R | 105 min | Documentary
A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.
Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Lauren Greenfield, Bret Easton Ellis, Paris Cronin, Mijanou
Votes: 5,620 | Gross: $0.24M
30. Catching Killers (I) (2021– )
Documentary, Crime
Catching Killers is a true crime series following police and prosecutors as they apprehend and incarcerate the world's most violent killers. Each episode features two stories of murder from around the world.
Stars: JJ Holoubek, Lisa Jones
Votes: 877
31. 800 Meters (2022)
TV-MA | 156 min | Documentary, Crime
On Aug. 17, 2017, Spain suffers two terrorist attacks perpetrated by young people integrated into Spanish society. How could something like this happen?
Stars: Austen Moret, Sílvia Aranda, Robert Manrique, Javier Martínez
Votes: 899
32. Ona Carbonell: Empezar de nuevo (2022)
94 min | Documentary
Director: Adan Bonet | Stars: Ona Carbonell, Iris Tió Casas, Berta Ferreras, Mayuko Fujuki
Votes: 7
33. I Love Venice (2013)
71 min | Documentary
A look at Venice - a city where people move out while it's visited by 3 million tourists every year.
Directors: Helena Muskens, Quirine Racké | Stars: Angela Rosa Greco, Rita Greco
Votes: 99
34. A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case (2023)
104 min | Documentary, Crime
When a 5-year-old girl falls from her father's apartment, her mother embarks on a quest for justice - and is put under the national spotlight.
Directors: Micael Langer, Cláudio Manoel | Stars: Hebe Camargo, Márcio Campos, Marcos Carneiro, Ilana Casoy
Votes: 1,154
35. Rosa Peral's Tapes (2023)
80 min | Documentary, Crime
This true-crime documentary film features Rosa Peral's first interview from prison since she was convicted of murdering her partner aided by an ex-lover.
Directors: Carles Vidal Novellas, Manuel Pérez Cáceres, Carlos Agulló | Stars: Oscar Reyes, Alba Ribó, Carla Lechón, Xavier Bartoli
Votes: 1,014
36. Depp V Heard (2023)
TV-MA | 49 min | Documentary, Crime
Showing both testimonies side-by-side for the first time, this series explores the trial that set Hollywood ablaze and the online fallout that ensued.
Stars: Nick Viall, Amber Heard, Johnny Depp, Melissa Melottey
Votes: 7,362
37. The Last Hours of Mario Biondo (2023)
127 min | Documentary, Crime
Many questions remain unanswered about the last night of Mario Biondo, the husband of Spanish presenter Raquel Sánchez Silva. This series reveals new details.
Stars: Eduardo De Los Reyes, Andrea Biondo, Santina D'Alessandro, Emanuela Biondo
Votes: 692
38. Mussolini: The First Fascist (2022)
110 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A masterful orator, Benito Mussolini seized power in Italy in October 1922, four years after the end of the First World War. Using the threat of chaos, he seized power in a legal coup that ... See full summary »
Votes: 111
39. You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment (2024)
50 min | Documentary
In a scientific experiment, identical twins adopt different diets and lifestyles for 8 weeks to see how food impacts the body.
Votes: 4,500
40. Ronaldo (2015)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A close look at the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Director: Anthony Wonke | Stars: Dolores Aveiro, Hugo Aveiro, Georgie Bingham, Adrian Clarke
Votes: 17,120
41. What Jennifer Did (2024)
TV-14 | 87 min | Documentary, Crime
When Jennifer Pan calls 911 to report that her parents have been shot, she becomes the primary focus of a captivating criminal case.
Director: Jenny Popplewell | Stars: Fernando Baldassini, Samantha Chang, Alan Cooke, Bill Courtice
Votes: 5,629
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